住 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 住 mean?

To live. To stay and live in a certain place. To not move from a certain place. Residence. To cease. To stop.

How to read 住?

Kunyomi... すむ/sumu,すまう/sumau,とどまる/todomaru

Onyomi... ジュウ/ju

jinmeikun... oki, sumi, mochi, yoshi,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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type common-use kanji
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住 / related names

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Name:
kasumi
Katakana:
カスミ

Kanji:
香住
Meaning:
  • Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
  • To live. To stay and live in a certain place. To not move from a certain place. Residence. To cease. To stop.
Name:
sumika
Katakana:
スミカ

Kanji:
住果
Meaning:
  • To live. To stay and live in a certain place. To not move from a certain place. Residence. To cease. To stop.
  • Fruits. The fruit of a tree or grass. The end of a thing. The result. Finish. Accomplishment. To make a bold move. As expected. As I thought. Really. Cause and effect.
Name:
juza
Katakana:
ジュウザ

Kanji:
住座
Meaning:
  • To live. To stay and live in a certain place. To not move from a certain place. Residence. To cease. To stop.
  • Sit

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